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Book SynopsisThe history of research into the function of the brain and language in nineteenth-century France.
Trade Review“Engagingly written, Fearful Asymmetry offers the most detailed and comprehensive account to date of this crucial episode in the history of brain localization.” Katja Guenther, Princeton University
“LeBlanc has uncovered a rich vein of the history of neurology, but his book is more than that; it is a valuable addition to our understanding of the ponderous but eventually enlightening progress of science itself.” Laterality: Asymmetries of the Body, Brain and Cognition
"Leblanc's contribution is important. Fearful Asymmetry is a well-written and easy-to-follow book with appropriate references and footnotes. It is commendable that the author researched the vast primary sources in French and brings to us information that was previously unexamined with his knowledgeable, critical eye. He does so in a vivid and clear style, and the result is a highly recommended read." British Society of the History of Medicine
"Fearful Asymmetry discusses an episode of intensive brain research into the localization of articulate language. What is taken for granted in present-day textbooks—that there are two left-hemisphere areas where language is situated (Broca's area and Wern
"With its long quotations from primary sources and its clear style, Fearful Asymmetry draws a detailed picture of a pre-paradigmatic period in the modern history of the science of the brain in a way that gives food for thought." Metascience
